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• contract — con·tract 1 / kän ˌtrakt/ n [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com with, together + trahere to draw] 1: an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to… …   Law dictionary

• contract — a legally binding agreement between two or more parties. Glossary of Business Terms A legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties for performing, or refraining from performing, some specified act; e.g., delivering 5,000 bushels of… …   Financial and business terms

• Contract — A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I.… …   Financial and business terms

• contract — ♦♦ contracts, contracting, contracted (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱ntrækt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kəntræ̱kt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which… …   English dictionary

• contract — ► NOUN 1) a written or spoken agreement intended to be enforceable by law. 2) informal an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin. ► VERB 1) decrease in size, number, or range. 2) (of a muscle) become shorter and tighter in order …   English terms dictionary

• contract — [n] agreement, deal arrangement, bargain, bond, commission, commitment, compact, concordat, convention, covenant, deposition, dicker*, engagement, evidence, guarantee, handshake*, indenture, liability, mise, obligation, pact, paper, pledge,… …   New thesaurus

• contract something out — arrange for work to be done by another organization. → contract …   English new terms dictionary

• contract — con|tract1 W1S2 [ˈkɔntrækt US ˈka:n ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin contractus; CONTRACT2] 1.) an official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do ▪ Read the contract carefully before you sign it.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• contract — 1 noun (C) 1 a formal written agreement between two or more people, which says what each person must do for the other: His contract of employment specifies that he must get at least one month s training. (+ with): Tyler has just agreed a seven… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• contract — noun kɒntrakt 1》 a written or spoken agreement intended to be enforceable by law. 2》 informal an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin. 3》 Bridge the declarer s undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as… …   English new terms dictionary

• contract — n. & v. n. 1 a written or spoken agreement between two or more parties, intended to be enforceable by law. 2 a document recording this. 3 marriage regarded as a binding commitment. 4 Bridge etc. an undertaking to win the number of tricks bid. v.… …   Useful english dictionary